Following the flags: Tracking Patriots penalties for 2013 season

Through five weeks, the Patriots have been flagged for 22 penalties for a total of 209 yards. (They weren’t flagged for a penalty in Sunday’s loss to the Bengals, the first time since Nov. 30, 2009 that New England went a whole game without a penalty.) Here’s a breakdown of the calls that have gone against the Patriots, not including penalties that were declined or offset:

Most frequently called penalties
False start: Six
Offensive holding: Three
Unnecessary roughness: Two
Defensive pass interference: Two
Illegal shift: Two
Roughing the passer: One
Neutral zone infraction: One
Twelve men on the field: One
Illegal formation: One
Facemask: One
Defensive holding: One
Delay of game: One